Generation of high-quality 10-femtosecond laser pulses with intracavity spatial and spectral control

Authors
Zhou, JY Zhu, CJ Kuhl, J
Citation
Jy. Zhou et al., Generation of high-quality 10-femtosecond laser pulses with intracavity spatial and spectral control, APP PHYS B, 73(2), 2001, pp. 119-123
Citations number
20
Categorie Soggetti
Apllied Physucs/Condensed Matter/Materiales Science
Journal title
APPLIED PHYSICS B-LASERS AND OPTICS
ISSN journal
09462171 → ACNP
Volume
73
Issue
2
Year of publication
2001
Pages
119 - 123
Database
ISI
SICI code
0946-2171(200108)73:2<119:GOH1LP>2.0.ZU;2-B
Abstract
Spatial and spectral control, using an intracavity capillary and a slit, is applied to improve the output pulse quality of a Ti:sapphire laser. Satell ite-free 10-fs optical pulses with a smooth spectral and spatial profile ha ve been generated. Employing a root-mean-square formalism for pulse charact erization, spatial, spectral and temporal intensity distributions are analy zed for laser pulses with a duration as short as three to four optical cycl es.